Donald Trump was greeted by California Governor Gavin Newsom as he arrived this afternoon at LAX for a tour of wildfire damage, with the two political rivals exchanging friendly greetings and vowing that they would work together.

Trump and Newsom set aside their usual bitterness and say they will figure out how to work together on the region’s recovery.

Until hours before California Gov. Gavin Newsom greeted President Donald Trump with a bro-hug on the Los Angeles tarmac Friday, his advisers had spent the week monitoring new White House advance staffers’ social media accounts,

President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating wildfires and handling of sanctuary cities ahead of his visit to the Golden State.

President Trump named voter identification laws as a requirement for California before he would release disaster relief to the state amid ongoing wildfires.

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom’s leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California’s response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed President Donald Trump at Los Angeles International Airport Friday ahead of the president’s tour of wildfire damage later.

LOS ANGELES (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom toured the damage from the wildfires Friday. Upon President Trump's arrival, he was greeted by Governor Newsom and the two spoke about working together to fix this disaster.

Dry conditions have plagued the area; the city has only seen 0.16 of an inch of rain since October 1.“When you throw dry air and Santa Ana winds into the mix, you have prime ingredients for wildfires,

US president criticised the ‘big disappointment’ of Fema, suggesting the federal government should be responsible for handling emergencies